ViolenceTwo gay men beaten and robbed in Edinburgh city centre street in suspected homophobic attack - Edinburgh News

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[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

The witness said no one tried to intervene - and drivers failed to stop - during the incident but said they could understand why, having personally been assaulted on a previous occasion when they tried to step in to stop an unprovoked attack.

I find this so bizarre. What's going on in Edinburgh? Also, they can't publish the faces of the suspects, so how can they be tracked down?

[–][deleted] 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

They do that when the suspects aren't white as to "not inflame racial tensions."

Edit: not intervening is very common throughout all cultures. There have been studies done on it. People think someone else will intervene.

[–]Elvira95Viva la figa 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Like the pakistani gangs raping white girls? Uk seems to have a serious gang/safety social problems, especially among poorer racial minorites. Overall a more dangerous places than others european countries, including my own.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The not-intervening part is sad. But I think the reason people won’t do it is because they’re afraid if they do it they will get attacked as well. There is no community anymore.

Maybe if you see someone being attacked in public, so to the people next to you "we should intervene". If five bystanders intervene, shit will get done.

[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The article says it's Scottish Law. Also, you can tell at least a couple of those guys have to be white.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Fair enough. I was on my phone at first and the pictures were a lot smaller.